monstrosity 醜怪龐然物 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞C1

釋義

醜怪龐然物

巨大又非常醜陋、令人厭惡的物體

a thing — most often a building, statue, or piece of furniture — whose huge size combines with painful ugliness to make people complain whenever they see it.

例句

The new concrete office tower next to the cathedral is a real monstrosity.

大教堂旁邊那棟新的水泥辦公大樓真是個醜怪龐然物。

common collocation: a real monstrosity (intensifier)

Folake wanted to throw out the bright purple sofa, calling it a velvet monstrosity.

Folake 想把那張亮紫色沙發丟掉，說它是個天鵝絨做的醜怪龐然物。

pattern: a [adjective + noun] monstrosity

同義詞

eyesore
neutral-to-negative; an ugly thing in a setting, not necessarily huge
abomination
much stronger moral disgust; can apply to acts and ideas, not only objects
carbuncle
British, famously used of ugly buildings; mostly journalistic

反義詞

masterpiece
object praised for beauty and skill — direct opposite when talking about buildings or art

文法句型

a monstrosity of [noun]

this/that monstrosity

用法筆記

Subject of the complaint is usually large and visible — a building, vehicle, statue, or oversized object. Strong negative judgement; speakers use it to invite the listener to share their dislike, so it does not fit neutral or admiring contexts.

常見錯誤

❌My new earrings are a tiny monstrosity.

✅My new earrings are hideous.

💡monstrosity implies large size, so it does not fit small objects.

❌The painting is a beautiful monstrosity.

✅The painting is a striking, unusual piece.

💡monstrosity is always negative; it cannot be paired with positive adjectives.

monstrosity

monstrosity — 名詞

1. a thing — most often a building, statue, or piece of furniture — whose huge size

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤